Every Child Promise: The 10-year strategic plan

Jan. 21, 2014

The goal: In 10 years, cut in half the number of children each year who are unprepared for kindergarten in Springfield Public Schools. Roughly 400 to 500 — one out of every five — are not ready. Measurable objectives:

Early child care

Double number of families using a home-visits model similar to Parents As Teachers to 5,000 annually

Pre-K education

Reduce by 50 percent to 250 annually the number of children who cannot access quality pre-kindergarten education

Safety and security

Drop the number of substantiated reports of abuse and neglect from 7.98 per 1,000 children to 5 per 1,000 annually in Greene County

Food and nutrition

Decrease number of food-insecure children to age 5 from 5,200 annually to 3,200. Decrease number of overweight children to age 5 from 5,400 annually to 4,860